Manufacturing Engineer

Anduril-1; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an on-site Manufacturing/Engineering professional to serve as the first line of defense on the Imaging production floor. You will quickly diagnose and resolve in-line production issues, drive down downtime, and sustain assembly, integration, and test of electromechanical and optomechanical systems.

You will own downtime triage, coordinate across engineering, maintenance, quality, and supply chain, and manage ERP/MES data for accurate production tracking.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line.
• Experience troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
• Experience using MES and ERP platforms to track yields, routing, and inventory.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Embed on the production floor to diagnose and resolve in-line production issues.
• Triage, drive, and close downtime and non-conformance issues with cross-functional teams.
• Handle digital line operations in ERP and MES for accurate production tracking.
• Perform rapid debugging and root-cause analysis on hardware and processes.
• Collaborate with technicians to capture friction points and drive improvements.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures.
• Analyze line data to drive yield, throughput, and first-pass quality improvements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Process improvement

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MES

ERP

PLM

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE JOB:

This engineer is our first line of defense on the Imaging production floor. Embedded on the line, they keep hardware moving by rapidly troubleshooting in-line issues, driving down downtime, and resolving the technical and process problems that stand between us and shipping product. This is a hands-on, floor-dedicated sustaining rolefocused on the assembly, integration, and test of discrete electromechanical and optomechanical systems.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• First Line of Defense:Embed on the production floor to rapidly respond to, diagnose, and resolve in-line production issues across assembly, integration, and test — keeping downtime to an absolute minimum.
• Downtime & Ticket Management:Own the response process when the line goes down.Triage, drive, and close production downtime & non-conformance issues, coordinating engineering, maintenance, quality, and supply chain to restore flow quickly.
• Digital Line Operations:Handle the essential digital administration of the line. Own the day-to-day updates and troubleshooting within our ERP and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) to ensure accurate production tracking, data integrity, and inventory flow.
• Root Cause & Debugging:Perform rapid debugging, testing, and root-cause analysis (RCA) on failing hardware and processes. Implement containment, drive corrective and preventive actions, and elevate systemic issues to the design and quality teams.
• Floor Collaboration:Partner hands-on with technicians and assemblers every day, capturing assembly friction points and feeding improvements back into process and design.
• Documentation & Training:Create, update, and maintain clear, accurate work instructions, SOPs, and rework procedures so the floor always runs to the current standard. Ensure ECO/ECN change implementations are managed and executed on the production floor correctly and on time.
• Continuous Improvement:Analyze line data to surface recurring failures and bottlenecks, and drive incremental improvements to yield, throughput, and first-pass quality.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering, or a related hard science.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting an active production line — in manufacturing, production, process, sustainment, or industrial engineering.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience troubleshooting, testing, and assembling electromechanical hardware in a live production environment.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing and managing data within MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and ERP platforms to track yields, routing, and inventory.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in aerospace/defense or another regulated, high-reliability industry, including familiarity with defense terminology and processes.
• Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality systems.
• Familiarity with optical / opto-mechanical system integration and test.
• Experience in a high-growth or startup manufacturing environment combined with mature-production rigor ("knows what good looks like").
• Familiarity with PLM and WMS platforms.

US Salary Range

$129,000 - $171,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

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